NEW YORK -- The Devils faced the Rangers Sunday afternoon in chilly Yankee Stadium as part of the NHL's Stadium Series. The game was delayed just over an hour because of ice quality and player safety (sun glare).

The Devils and Rangers took the ice at 1 p.m. for warmup, stopping the Jersey Boys performance abruptly.

Martin Brodeur was in goal for the Devils while Henrik Lundqvist started for the Rangers.

Andrei Loktionov and Jon Merrill were Devils scratches, although they took part in the pregame warmup.

Schneider started the period in goal for the Devils. Brodeur allowed six goals on 21 shots.

Attendance is 50,105.

Zajac grabbed Stepan to prevenjt a scoring chance at 10:06. Awarded a penalty shot, Stepan beat Schneider high on his blocker side as the Rangers took a 7-3 lead.

SECOND PERIOD

Light snow was falling.

Gionta was hurt 29 seconds into the period when Mats Zuccarello lifted a cross-ice pass that hit the Devils center in the face. Gionta slid down the ice into the corner. He remained down, eventually skating to the bench on his own.

Gionta was back on the ice quickly.

The Rangers tied the game, 3-3, at 2:48 when Moore threw a pass from the left circle to the slot. The puck hit Zuccarello's left skate and went in as he drove to the net, but there was no kicking motion.

Derek Stepan hit the left post at 3:37.

Zidlicky was called for cross-checking Rick Nash at 6:14.

Carter skated around Stralman in the right circle at 12:05 but his shot missed the net.

The Devils fell behind, 4-3, when Zuccarello scored at 12:44 on a 3-on-1 Rangers rush. Gelinas was caught pinching at the left point, which gave the Rangers an odd-man break with Volchenkov back alone.

Brassard made the final pass to Zuccarello deep in the left circle for the go-ahead goal. It was Zuccraello's second goal of the period and 15th for the season.

It was a 5-3 Rangers lead at 13:53. Carl Hagelin outraced Zidlicky to the end boards for the puck. When the Devils defenseman fell, Hagelin skated out and took a shot that deflected off Zidlicky and then hit Brodeur in the left side of his mask before going in. The two goals came 69 seconds apart.

The Rangers made it five straight goals when they took a 6-3 lead with 28.5 seconds left.

Greene was knocked down by Stralman at the offensive blue line. That gave the Rangers a 3-on-1 rush.

Stepan's cross-ice pass found Nash in the right circle. He was looking to center it for Kris Kreder in front, but the puck deflected off Fayne's stick into the net.

The Rangers were outshooting the Devils, 21-17.

End of period: Rangers 6, Devils 3

FIRST PERIOD

Ryan Callahan checked Salavador hard into the right corner 1:30 into the match.

Volchenkov kept the puck in the zone for a Carter scoring chance by Carter at 2:01. However, Brian Boyle was sent off for roughing Volchenkov.

The power play ended at 2:20 when Elias was called for tripping Dan Girardi.
Clowe's pass sent Elias in and the veteran forward beat Lundqvist on his stick side at 5:36 for a 1-0 Devils lead. The shot came from the inside of the left circle at the hash marks.

Elias reacted as if he'd scored in a playoff game, demonstrating the atmosphere. It was his eighth goal. It was his first goal in 13 games, his last coming Dec. 13 before he suffered a groin injury.

The Rangers tied the score, 1-1, at 9:07. Anton Stralman took a shot from the right point and Dominic Moore scored on the rebound at the right post.

Derick Brassard was sent off at 10:38 for tripping Gionta.

Elias scored on the power play at 11:00 on a setup from Jagr. Skating at the left side of the net, Jagr centered a pass behind Lundqvist to Elias alone in front. Elias scored easily into the open net with the Rangers goalie out of position.

The assist was Jagr's 1,034th of his career, moving him past Mario Lemieux into sole possession of 10th place on the all-time NHL list.

Jagr picked up another assist as the Devils took a 3-1 lead at 16:07. Fayne's shot from the right point was stopped by Jagr in front. Zajac scored on the loose puck from the deep slot.

The Rangers got the goal right back at 16:59. Zajac lost the faceoff and Marc Staal took a shot from outside the left circle. Thaeshot slipped through Brodeur's pads and in to cut the Devils' lead to a goal.